Activity Update - November 2017

by Rebecca Raible on 01 December 2017

This post is part of our monthly activity update series. Each activity update briefly describes what we’ve been up to in the last month and, hopefully, helps to shed light on how our priorities shift over time. Note that some of our time each month will be spent investigating future project opportunities that may not be covered in these posts until our plans are more solid.

Accomplishments

We have set up a Computing Grants program, designed to provide PhD students and post-docs with additional computing resources (GPUs) for their work on AI ethics, safety, or x-risk.

We are now providing consistent purchasing support to the Future of Humanity Institute (FHI), allowing FHI to quickly and smoothly buy supplies (e.g., textbooks, office snacks, etc.) in support of its mission.

We hosted two “meet-and-greet” events to introduce ourselves to the EA community.